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Volunteer

Volunteer

by | Dec 1, 2022 | Get Involved

Volunteering at the CHMM is a rewarding and enjoyable experience The CHMM Volunteer Corps provides a unique way for you to help your community. The Corps is a robust group of dedicated people who helps in most aspects of museum operations. Volunteers assist in all...
We Love Our Lighthouse! Photos & Oral History

We Love Our Lighthouse! Photos & Oral History

by | Aug 26, 2022 | History, News

Written by Jenn Bogard It was the evening of August 5th, 2022 when the Custom House Maritime Museum transported its members back to the lives of New England lighthouse keepers and their families. Photographs, videos, oral histories and more had the room abuzz with...
Nathaniel Tracy Letter: Custom House Collection

Nathaniel Tracy Letter: Custom House Collection

by | Jun 9, 2022 | History, News

Written by Jack Santos It’s 1779.  1779 is four years after 1000 soldiers on eleven ships left the docks of Newburyport in the early stages of the revolution, to conquer (unsuccessfully) Quebec City.  1779 is three years after the Declaration of independence...
Changes at the helm!

Changes at the helm!

by | May 3, 2022 | News

By: Jack Santos, CHMM Board of Directors Chair Jack Santos SLAINTÉ ! For those of you I haven’t met, I was recently elected the Board Chairperson of the Custom House Maritime Museum.  It is quite an honor to help lead such an important Newburyport institution.I joined...